EXPLORING THE PAST [ VOL: 1A ]

The history of Nepal after 1850 is completely overshadowed by court intrigues , bloody incidents , parvas etc . A soldier in the rank of colonel reaches to the height of power as a prime minister getting a title of sri 3 maharajas etc . The glorious history made by great unforgettable leaders like bhim sen thapa , amar singh thapa and other was changed to a new era of politics  by leading ranas of nepal . 

Born on 18 th june 1807 , second son of bal narsigha kuwar and ganesh kumari devi rana , jung bahdur rana came in power in 1846 with a great high ambition . He established himself as an unchallenged and undefeated personality with a great mischievous background . King rajendra vir vikrama shah , through on the throne in the name , led a lonely life , with all powers vested on his second queen rajya laxmi . jealous of their apparent and supported by the selfish courtiers , the second queen of Rajendra vikram shah became furious and thought of keeping her own son rarendra vikram shah in the throne .many personalities were changed by intrigues were made but her ambition could not be fulfilled . The death of Gagan singh khawas brought an opportinuty to jung bahadur s to come in front and to play the game full of blood , which was later a blessing in disguise to him and the entire rana family . 

The kot massacre  which was followed due to angry mood of second queen was not fully supported by jung bahadur and his brothers , took away most of the lives if great generals and the courtiers . kot massacre is an unforgettable event in the history of nepal and the instigators cannot be pardoned in history . kot massacre paved the way for jung bahadur to become a superior personality and also got a chance to fulfill his ambition , it cannot be forgotten that fulfill his ambition and to reach to the height of power , jung bahadur s hand became blood stained with the murder of his own uncle genral mathabar singh Thapa 

TO BE CONTINUED ...........................

BARDAN SHUMSHERE THAPA , 20 TH APRIL 2015